 Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual clearness within a certain range. With small imaginative and suggestive powers, and therefore nothing approaching to genius, she could see clearly what she did see, and give...  Macmillan's Magazine - Page 611877Full view - About this book
 | Harriet Martineau - 1876 - 552 lehte
...character of her ability and proper direction of her influence — as far as each went. Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...while she could neither discover nor invent. She could sympathise in other people's views, and was too facile in doing so ; and she could obtain and keep... | |
 | 1876 - 848 lehte
...true, perhaps, than woman ever yet passed upon her own performances and powers : " Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...she did see, and give a clear expression to what she liad to say. In short, she could popularize, while she could neither discover nor invent. She could... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1877 - 501 lehte
...character of her ability and proper direction of her influence, — as far as each went. Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...expression to what she had to say. In short, she could popularize, while she could neither •discover nor invent. She could sympathize in other people's... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1877 - 534 lehte
...character of her ability and proper direction of her influence, — as far as each went. Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...expression to what she had to say. In short, she could popularize, while she could neither discover nor invent. She could sympathize in other people's views,... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1877 - 618 lehte
...character of her ability and proper direction of her influence, — as far as each went. Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...approaching to genius, she could see clearly what ehe did see, and give a clear expression to what she had to say. In short, she could popularize, while... | |
 | William Shepard Walsh - 1884 - 306 lehte
...goes beyond legitimate bounds, she says, writing of herself in the third person : " Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual clearness within a certain range. With small imagination and suggestive powers, and therefore nothing approaching to genius, she could see clearly... | |
 | James Parton - 1885 - 614 lehte
...judgment of herself, which is more correct than many of her judgments of others : " Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...expression to what she had to say. In short, she could popularize while she could neither discover nor invent." Her infirmity of deafness probably enabled... | |
 | James Parton - 1886 - 588 lehte
...judgment of herself, which is more correct than many of her judgments of others : " Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...and give a clear expression to what she had to say. la short, she could popularize while she could neither discover nor invent." Her infirmity of deafness... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1888 - 548 lehte
...proper HARRIET MARTINEAU. xxxiii direction of her influence — as far as each went. Her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...while she could neither discover nor invent. She could sympathise in other people's views, and was too facile in doing so ; and she could obtain and keep... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1896 - 800 lehte
...biography of herself, which she prepared for the Daily News, she confessed that " her original power was nothing more than was due to earnestness and intellectual...therefore nothing approaching to genius, she could sec clearly what she did see, and give a clear expression to what she had to say. In short, she could... | |
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